Alpine Bilberry vs Eastern Mole Vole

Vaccinium uliginosum compared with Ellobius tancrei

Key Differences

• Alpine Bilberry is Extinct while Eastern Mole Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bilberry	Eastern Mole Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Ellobius
Species	Vaccinium uliginosum	Ellobius tancrei

Conservation Status

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bilberry	Eastern Mole Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Bilberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Bilberry

The Alpine Bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum) is a species in the genus Vaccinium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).